Laser Score

Our people can be fanatic about science — we love lasers! We operate multiple facilities that can laser score and perforate various products, including lightweight polyethylene-coated papers and extrusion laminations. It provides a controlled score depth while maintaining barrier properties, for resealable retort and liquid packaging. In addition, laser-scoring provides easy-open features for our PRO-TEAR® stick pack and even the heaviest-duty applications, such as our PRO-DURA™ bags.

PRO-DURA™

We're proud to be leaders in domestically manufactured woven bags, producing puncture-resistant structures that offer maximum flexibility and reliability. Our PRO-DURA bags feature high-quality graphic application, giving your product the best of both durability and appeal, and without the historically problematic shelf-worn look of paper bags with a clay-coated surface. Plus, we manufacture PRO-DURA in the U.S., meaning reduced lead times, lower shipping costs and greater quality assurance. And of course, our woven poly bags meet FDA and BRC standards.

Features include:

Process printed up to 10 colors

Available in white or clear

Closure options: EZ-Open Tape, Pinch Heat Seal, Slider Zipper

Variety of lamination options

Runs well on automated or manual equipment

UV approved for 200+ hours (available upon request)

No flex cracking or tattered look

Pinch-Bottom Woven Poly Bags

Our exclusive pinch-bottom woven poly bags can be combined with a slider zipper, a pinch at both ends (we seal one end, you seal the other) and traditional sewn closures to meet any requirement. The new pinch closure also means increased graphic/advertising space and differentiation from competitors. What's more, our pinch woven poly bags perform like paper bags on existing heat-seal equipment.

Features of Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film:

Good puncture and flex-crack resistance over a wide range of temperatures

Not affected by moisture and does not wrinkle or shrink with environmental changes

Recyclable

COF control of surface

PRO-DURA bag versus paper bag:

Reverse printed for high impact

No flex cracking or tattered look

High-impact gloss finish

Costs less than paper

Strong/tear-resistant

Half the carbon footprint

BRC/FDA certified

Weather-resistant, allowing for outside storage

Twice the amount of woven bags per pallet

PRO-DURA bag versus film bag:

Tear-resistant

Less expensive than high-mil poly

PRO-TEAR® Stick Pack

Our energetic crew has helped make us the largest worldwide supplier of lightweight polyethylene-coated papers for the single-serve food market. Because we noted growth in the single-serving coffee market, we designed our PRO-TEAR stick pack to perfectly combine an easy-open laser scored feature with excellent barrier properties to ensure a high-quality cup of coffee every time.